Hearing for fired North Little Rock football coach canceledNORTH LITTLE ROCK (AP) — The North Little Rock School District has canceled a hearing on the firing of its high school football coach and will reissue its recommendation that the coach be fired. School Superintendent Kelly Rodgers said in a news release Wednesday that district attorneys advised that the recommendation to fire coach Brad Bolding be reissued so all findings from an investigation into Bolding can be presented to the school board....

4A-4-North Region Tournament on schedulePOTTSVILLE — If anything, weather claimed victory over the Class 4A-4 District Tournament on Monday after a snowstorm put an inch-or-more of snow on the roadways across Arkansas and forced 4A-4 Conference officials to cancel the tournament entirely. The 4A-4 Conference took the district seedings as they were and skipped ahead to today’s 4A-North Region Tournament inside George Jones Gymnasium. As of right now, everything is still on for a sche...

RHS hoops squeeze in final three conference gamesThe Russellville Cyclones and Lady Cyclones basketball team postponed Tuesday’s game against the Little Rock Catholic Rockets and the Mount Saint Mary Belles to today due to icy weather and poor travel conditions between the two schools. According the the Arkansas Activities Association handbook, all conference games must be complete before the Class 6A state tournament next week, so the Cyclones and Lady Cyclones will play their final three r...

Hector splits semifinal games with CSJHECTOR — The Wildcats and Lady Wildcats split their 2A-4-East District semifinals games against the Conway Saint Joseph (CSJ) Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs on Saturday inside the Hector Multi-Purpose Building. The Lady Wildcats won their game 48-44, while the Wildcats fell 37-36 in a heartbreaker. “I think Saturday was the best defensive game we’ve ever played,” Wildcats head coach Noah Chagnon said. “We’re known as an offensive team, so to see w...

RHS history: 100 years agoThis year marks the 100th anniversary of the Russellville High School (RHS) class of 1915. One of the class’ 15 seniors was the late Mark B. Craig. Craig was born Dec. 19, 1897 in Russellville and was a member of the 1914 Cyclone football team and went on to become the longest tenured postmaster in Russellville history (33 years). The 1914 Cyclones posted a lackluster 1-4 season record under head coach Roy Black, but the record was a bit decei...

Phommavongsa gets 4th at stateLITTLE ROCK — The Russellville Cyclones wrestling team brought home an individual fourth-place wrestling medal and witnessed a little history during the Class 6A state wrestling meet held Saturday at the Jack Stephens Center. Russellville’s James Phommavongsa fought back through the consolation bracket for a fourth-place finish in the state meet, while Arkansas crowned its first female state wrestling champion in Destiny Nunez. “We got to witn...

Dardanelle earns regional berth with win over DoverDARDANELLE – The Dardanelle Sand Lizards clinched a berth in the 4A-North Regional Tournament Friday with a 57-48 victory over the Dover Pirates in the quarterfinal round of the 4A-4 District Tournament at Sand Lizard Gymnasium. Both teams battled closely throughout the entire game with neither side holding a double-digit lead. A basket by Garrett Willcutt with 5:53 left in the fourth quarter brought Dover within 44-43, but Dardanelle’s Jerome...

Cyclones chain Bulldogs 66-51GREENWOOD — The Russellville Cyclones outpaced the Greenwood Bulldogs 66-51 during their final Class 6A conference game of the season on Friday. Greenwood nipped Russellville's heels through three quarters of action, but found their slow-down offense at odds with the Cyclones' speed an accuracy. Once the Bulldogs fell behind, Russellville (12-12, 6-5 7A/6A-Central Conference) met them shot-for-shot to stay out front. Greenwood (5-18) needed to...

Pottsville upset by Ozark in tight contestDARDANELLE — The Pottsville Apaches were upset in the quarterfinal round of the 4A-4 District Tournament Friday as they fell 51-45 to the seventh-seeded Ozark Hillbillies ending the Apaches’ season. The Apaches cut a 39-30 fourth quarter deficit to three a number of times in the closing minutes but could not come any closer as Ozark denied the Apaches a chance to play in the 4A-North Regional Tournament being held on their home floor. The Apac...

Lady Pirates fall to Clinton in 4A-4 tourneyDARDANELLE – The Dover Lady Pirates saw their season come to an end Friday at the hands of the Clinton Lady Yellow Jackets as Dover fell 56-40 in the quarterfinal round of the 4A-4 District Tournament at Dardanelle. Dover trimmed an 18-point Clinton lead to eight late in the third quarter but were unable to get closer as Clinton came away with the victory. The Lady Pirates battled with Clinton for much of the first half before the Lady Yellow ...

Wolverines slash Conway ChristianHECTOR — The Western Yell County Wolverines topped the Conway Christian Eagles 74-64 in the first round of the 2A-4-East District Tournament Thursday inside the Hector Multi-Purpose Building. Western Yell County led 23-6 after the first quarter and widened the score to 36-17 at halftime. After the third quarter, the Wolverines had a commanding 51-33. Western Yell County was led in scoring by Chris Thygesen with 23 points. Trent Cobb scored 17 ...

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Lady Warriors defeat AtkinsPARIS — The Atkins Lady Red Devils were defeated by the Lamar Lady Warriors 54-33 on Thursday in the 3A-4 District Tournament. “Lamar is a very, very good senior-laden squad and they got off to a great start and we just never recovered. We just didn’t bring the intensity that we needed to compete with a quality team. We are learning what it takes to play at this time of year, compared to a team that is used to playing and understands what it t...

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Wildcats advance in districtHECTOR — If the Academics Plus Charter Academy Falcons didn’t know Tanner Gaines and Rustin Hays before their 2A-4-East District game against the Hector Wildcats on Tuesday — they certainly know them now. Gaines scored 23 points against the Falcons, while Hays scored 20 — including two unanswered slam dunks in the second quarter that sent shock waves through the Hector High School student section. “Gaines is a wrecking ball,” Wildcats head coa...

Lady Pirates slide past Dardanelle 49-40DARDANELLE – The Dover Lady Pirates withstood a late Dardanelle rally Thursday to take a 49-40 victory over the Lady Sand Lizards in the opening round of the 4A-4 District Tournament at Dardanelle. The Lady Sand Lizards trimmed a 10-point fourth quarter deficit to three at 38-35 with 2:40 left but were able to get no closer as the Lady Pirates held on for the victory. The Lady Sand Lizards led by as many as nine early in the first half before ...

Pirates advance with win over ClintonDARDANELLE – The Dover Pirates lived to fight another day with a 52-41 victory over the Clinton Yellow Jackets Thursday in the opening round of the 4A-4 District Tournament at Dardanelle. Clinton pulled within 29-23 early in the third quarter before Dover used a 9-0 run to take control of the contest. The Pirates lived by the 3-pointer in the first half as Dover scored 15 of its 25 first-half points from deep, including 12 straight throughout ...

Dardanelle set to host 4A-4 DistrictDARDANELLE — The Sand Lizards and Lady Sand Lizards are happy to host the 4A-4 District Tournament today inside Sand Lizard Gymnasium. Having their student section in full attendance and keep game routines as normal as possible are important when fighting for an appearance in the Class 4A-North Regional Tournament. Even though Dover, Pottsville and Subiaco are all expected to travel well, Sand Lizards head coach Russell Sturdivant said playing...

Junior Lady Rebels win districtThe Johnson County Junior Lady Rebels went 10-0 in the 2A-4 and 7-0 on their home court to earn their fourth consecutive 2A-4 Conference title and first 2A-4 West District title after Saturday’s 36-15 win over the Mountainburg Junior Lady Rattlers. “I am very proud of this group,” Westside head coach Steve Golden said. “They dominated a tough conference all year and were even more dominant in their three district games.” The Junior Lady Rebels...

Cyclones wrestle strong at conference meetSEARCY — The Russellville Cyclones wrestling team competed in the Central Conference Wrestling Meet on Valentines Day in Searcy and came away with two medalists. Freshman Logan Sloss won the 132-weight division, while junior Michael Ritchie placed third in the 126-pound division. “Overall, performance-wise, I felt we did pretty well,” Cyclones head wrestling coach Adrian Meredith said. “Everyone we thought would medal, did except one. James Ph...